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Hurricane Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 2024 NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) On 10 September, a US Navy P-3 Orion aircraft chased down Hurricane Francine, then building strength in the Gulf of Mexico. As

The physics of cycling’s ‘Everesting’ challenge revealed – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

PARIS — After seeing the disruption that Starlink has had on the satellite communications market, companies in the Earth observation sector are closely following the development of a related SpaceX system. Executives with several Earth observation companies said during a panel at World Space Business Week here Sept. 19 that they are keeping tabs on

Gravitational wave detectors use laser beams in tubes that span kilometres The Virgo Collaboration Gravitational waves that span thousands to billions of miles can be obscured in our detectors by the smallest of quantum fluctuations that permeate space-time. But now, researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) have found a way to beat this

Simultaneous structural and chemical characterization with colocalized AFM-Raman – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Boeing plans to demonstrate sensor fusion technology that could enhance military situational awareness by combining data from airborne and space-based sensors, a senior executive said.  This fusion of sensor data could be delivered to operators on the ground or in cockpits, said Kay Sears, vice president and general manager of Boeing

Light can get away with an impossibly fast journey due to quantum fuzziness Михаил Руденко/Getty Images/iStockphoto In the quantum realm, seemingly impossible things are happening every day. Thanks to quantum effects, a particle of light can exit a cloud of extremely cold atoms before it even enters. When light goes into a material, its speed

A comprehensive method for assembly and design optimization of single-layer pouch cells – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, issued a call to action for service members to prepare for an increasingly complex security environment shaped by great power rivalry, with a particular focus on China and Russia. Speaking Sept. 17 at the Air & Space Forces Association’s

If the multiverse exists, our world could fit right in MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Could we live in a quantum multiverse without ever noticing its oddness? A simulation suggests that the answer may be “yes” surprisingly often. “We live in a quantum world, as far as the experiments we do can tell. So then

Dark-matter decay could have given ancient supermassive black holes a boost – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Northrop Grumman a $54.7 million contract to develop satellite communications antennas for military aircraft, the Department of Defense announced Sept. 16. The three-year contract falls under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program, an effort to create military networks leveraging commercial space

Pregnancy may permanently change parts of the brain bernardbodo/iStockphoto/Getty Images The human brain goes through significant changes during pregnancy with few regions untouched, according to the first ever map of this over the course of gestation and beyond. Some regions of the brain shrink during this time, while others grow and become better connected. These

Magnetically controlled prosthetic hand restores fine motion control – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

TAMPA, Fla. — Constellations in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) are set to overtake geostationary satellites in revenue by 2028, according to Novaspace research published Sept. 15. The geostationary Earth orbit market represented around 85% of the $12 billion in total satellite capacity revenue in 2023, despite a recent slowdown in GEO orders from operators waiting to see

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned about the dangers of AI Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images OpenAI has announced a new AI model, esoterically dubbed o1, that it describes as even more capable than anything that has come before – and even more dangerous. But before you start worrying about the machine apocalypse, it is

Looking to the future of statistical physics, how intense storms can affect your cup of tea – Physics World Skip to main content Close search menu Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Read the original article here

TAMPA, Fla. — United Airlines is replacing multiple geostationary operators with Starlink in SpaceX’s largest aviation Wi-Fi deal, shaking up the last satellite broadband market where the low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation had yet to gain significant traction. The U.S. carrier announced plans Sept. 13 to start equipping the more than 1,000 planes in its